Trump has stated that he will exact revenge on those who oppose him. I have no doubt that, given the opportunity, he will do just that. The Washington Post is small potatoes. Bezos is more concerned about Amazon being the target of Trump's revenge.

A look into Trump's recent rhetoric focusing on revenge and threats

Trump's enemies, identified

An NPR investigation has found more than 100 times when Trump has said his rivals, critics and even private citizens should be investigated, prosecuted, put in jail or otherwise punished.

NPR Investigative Correspondent Tom Dreisbach outlined just a few:

• First, there are his political rivals: he has promised to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Joe Biden and has said Kamala Harris should be prosecuted.
• Trump has reposted Truth Social posts, calling for former President Barack Obama, and former congresswoman Liz Cheney to be sent to military tribunals.
• On social media and at rallies, Trump has threatened prosecutors, some judges, courtroom staff and even a grand juror involved in his criminal and civil cases.
• He has also said election workers, journalists and private citizens who criticize the Supreme Court should be jailed.

The credibility of these threats.

Ian Bassin is an expert on authoritarian movements with the group Protect Democracy. He says that Trump's threats could endanger Americans' civil liberties.

"This is how autocrats cement their permanent grip on power," Bassin told NPR.

All of these threats raise a question: if Trump won reelection, could he tell the Justice Department to go after all of these people?

Bassin says the answer is, essentially, yes.

"There are not really legal restrictions or even structural restrictions that would stop the president from simply directing them to go and investigate his perceived opponents," Bassin said.

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